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Household of John Griffiths (born 1842, Anglesey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Griffiths and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Griffiths, born in 1842 in Anglesey, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Griffiths, born in 1847 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 4 children; David (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1876 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, William (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Wife Of Lodger, Margaret (born 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Son Of Lodger, William Hy (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Son Of Lodger, Edward (born 1872 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and John's Daughter Of Lodger, Selina (born 1874 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).


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John Griffiths's household

Male

John

Griffiths

Head
Female

Mary

Griffiths

Wife
Male

David

Griffiths

Son
Male

John

Griffiths

Son
Male

Ernest

Griffiths

Son
Male

William

Smedley

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Smedley

Wife Of Lodger
Male

William Hy

Smedley

Son Of Lodger
Male

Edward

Smedley

Son Of Lodger
Female

Selina

Smedley

Daughter Of Lodger
Female

Maria

Smedley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Griffiths
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Anglesey, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Griffiths

Head

Married

39

1842

Anglesey, Wales

Mary

Griffiths

Wife

Married

34

1847

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

David

Griffiths

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Griffiths

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Griffiths

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Smedley

Lodger Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smedley

Wife Of Lodger

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Smedley

Son Of Lodger

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Smedley

Son Of Lodger

Single

9

1872

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Selina

Smedley

Daughter Of Lodger

Single

7

1874

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Smedley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

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